The Polish Ministry of Defence (MoD) will establish a military task force for training and defence purposes near its border with Belarus, the defence minister has said.
The Polish government will deploy an additional 2,000 troops to the Belarusian border, a deputy interior minister told PAP on Wednesday.
The Polish Defence Ministry will deploy additional troops to the country’s border with Belarus, the ministry announced on Tuesday.
Poland's defence minister has ordered an increase in the number of soldiers on its border with Belarus after Belarusian helicopters entered Polish airspace.
The Polish defence minister has decided to move Polish military units to the eastern area of the country due to the Wagner mercenary group's presence in Belarus and its alleged joint exercises with Belarusian soldiers.
Poland has over 172,000 soldiers under arms, 77,000 more than it had seven years ago, the Polish Defence Ministry has said.
Soldiers from Poland, Great Britain, the United States, Croatia and Romania took part in the Jenot-23 exercise, as part of the Anakonda-23 exercise, the General Command of the Armed Forces (DG RSZ) said on Wednesday.
A Polish deputy foreign minister has said the risk of a Russian attack on Moldova is unlikely, although it cannot be ruled out.
About 2,000 troops from the Visegrad countries as well as those from the US and the UK are taking part in the Puma-22 military exercise starting in Nowa Dęba, southeastern Poland, on Friday.
The Polish government has called in troops to help clean up River Odra following a pollution spill that has killed thousands of fish.
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